If you are looking for Connections Sunday May 5, 2024 answers, keep reading — I will share some clues, tips, strategies, and finally solutions for all four categories. Along the way I'll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we'll see how everything fits together. Please note, there are spoilers below for the May 5 issue of NYT Connections #329! If you want some tips (and answers) for today's game of Wired, keep reading.
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Below, I'll give you some indirect hints on today's connection answers. Further down the page I will reveal the topics and answers. Scroll slowly and get the tips you need!
Topic prompt for today’s connect puzzle
Here are some grouping tips from today’s Wired (no spoilers):
Yellow Category - Things that make the labor worthwhile.
Green Category - These pair well with cream cheese or smoked salmon.
Blue Categories - The types of works you can find on IMDb.
Purple Category - Almost monstrous creatures.
PLEASE NOTE: Today's Connect Puzzle contains spoilers!
We're about to give you some answers. If you don't want to spoil the whole thing, scroll slowly. (Full solution a little below.)
A note on the tricky bits
MUM and POPPY are both flowers, but today they do not belong together.
Produce, eggs, and fruit are all things you can find in the grocery store, but they don't all fall into the same category these days.
Both FRANK and DIRECT can mean direct, but they don't belong to the same group either.
For example, return refers to what you might gain from a successful investment.
What are the categories of connectivity today?
Yellow: Things gained through hard work
Green: bagel variety
Blue: Contribute to film
Purple: The Beginning of the Monster
Be extra careful: here’s the solution
Ready to get the answers to today’s connectivity dilemmas? I've given them all below.
What's the yellow word in today's connection?
The yellow grouping is considered the most straightforward. Today's theme for the yellow group is "Things gained from hard work", and the words are: benefits, fruits, rewards, rewards.
What's the green word in Connections today?
The green grouping should be the second easiest. Today's theme in the green category is bagel variety and the words are: egg, everything, plain, poppy.
What's the blue word in today's Wired?
The blue group is the second hardest. Today’s theme for the blue category is “Contribution to Film” and the words are: action, direct, production, writing.
What is the purple word in today's connection?
The purple group is considered the hardest. The theme of today's purple group is the beginning of monsters, and the words are: FRANK, MUM, VAMP, WERE.
How I solved my connection issues today
I saw a few synonyms on the board, like "reward" and "benefits," "candor" and "directness," but nothing very obvious was immediately apparent.
VAMP seems like an odd word - it could mean improvisation, or it could be short for "vampire." That's when I saw MUM and thought it might be short for "mom." Maybe FRANK (Enstein) and WERE (Wolf) complete this category. If I wanted to be pedantic (and I do), I would say that Frank doesn't quite fit in with the other terms, since Frankenstein is a proper noun, not a monster - not to mention, of course, the whole "Frank "Frankenstein" vs. "Frankenstein's Monster" terminology battle. Oh well, a win is a win. ?
I was trying to figure out the relationship between all the food words, and I thought plain, egg, poppy, and fruit might all be possible as bagel types? "One more." Yes, admittedly, it was a stretch, but I was pretty close. Oh, I bet it's everything but fruit, since fruit is more of a general category than an actual type of bagel. I've never heard of anyone ordering a poppy bagel - just poppy seeds - but whatever. ?
Based on the remaining words on the board, I see that "act," "produce," "direct," and "write" are all things people can do for a movie or TV show. ?
Rewards, rewards (such as return on investment), fruits, and benefits are all words that describe benefits. ?
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How to play connect
I have a complete guide to playing Connections , but here's a recap of the rules:
First, find the Connections game on the New York Times website or their game app (formerly known as the Crossword Puzzle app). You will see a game board with 16 tiles, each with a word or phrase. Your task is to select a set of four tiles that have something in common. Usually they are the same type of thing (for example: RAIN, SLEET, HAIL, and SNOW are all types of wet weather), but sometimes a play on words is involved (for example, BUCKET, GUEST, TOP TEN, and WISH are all types) List : Last Wish lists, guest lists, etc.).
Select four projects and click the Submit button. If you guessed correctly, the category and color will be displayed. (Yellow is easiest, followed by green, then blue, then purple.) If your guess is incorrect, you'll be given a chance to try again.
You win when you correctly identify all four groups. But if you make four mistakes before finishing, the game will be over and the answer will be revealed.
How to win connections
The most important thing to know when it comes to winning connections is that grouping design is tricky. Expect to see overlapping groups. For example, one puzzle appeared to include six breakfast items: bacon, eggs, pancakes, omelets, waffles and cereal. But it turns out that BACON belongs to the same group of painters as CLOSE, MUNCH, and WHISTLER, while EGG belongs to a dozen groups of painters (along with JUROR, ROSE, and MONTH). So don’t hit “submit” until you’ve confirmed that your foursome only contains these four things.
If you're stuck, another strategy is to look at words that don't seem to be connected to other words. If when you see "Whistler" all that comes to mind is the painting nicknamed "Whistler's Mother," then you probably get the idea. When I was figuring this out, I ended up searching on Google to see if there was a painter named Close, since Close didn't fit any obvious themes either.
Obviously, another way to win when you're stuck is to read some helpful tips - which is why we share them every day. Check back tomorrow for the next puzzle!
